Tick Tick Boom - Johnny Cant Decide

[intro] x2
Cm7  Bbsus4  Absus2  Bbsus4

[verse 1]
Cm7       Bbsus4    Absus2
 Break of day, the dawn is here
Cm7       Bbsus4  Gm  Absus2
 Johnny's up and pacing
Cm7    Bbsus4   Absus2
 Compromise or persevere?
    Gm      Ab
His mind is racing

[chorus]
Absus2   Bbsus4  Eb  Gm7
 Johnny has no guide
Absus2   Bbsus4    Cm7
 Johnny wants to hide
Ab               Bb
Can he make his mark,
         Gm          Dbsus2
if he gives up his spark?
Ab       Bb
 Johnny can't decide

[instrumental] x2
Cm7  Bbsus4  Absus2  Bbsus4

[verse 2]
Cm7    Bbsus4    Absus2
 Susan longs to live by the sea
      Cm7          Bbsus4  Gm  Absus2
She's through with competition
Cm7   Bbsus4   Absus2
Susan wants a life with me
Gm              Absus2
 Johnny's got a tough decision

[chorus]
Absus2   Bbsus4  Eb  Gm7
 Johnny has no guide
Absus2   Bbsus4    Cm7
 Johnny wants to hide
Ab             Bb       Gm       Dbsus2
Can he settle down and still not drown?
Ab       Bb       Eb
 Johnny can't decide

[bridge]
Cm7             Bbsus4
Michael's gonna have it all
    Absus2           Cm  Cm7
His luck will never end
Absus2             Gm         Cm7
 Johnny's backed against the wall
       Absus2
Can he bend his dreams,
 Bbsus4                Bb
just like his friend?

[verse 3]
Cm7     Bbsus4
 Johnny sees that
 Absus2
Susan's right (Susan's right)
  Cm7    Bbsus4      Gm      Absus2
Ambition eats right through you
Cm7             Bbsus4
Michael doesn't see why Johnny
 Absus2
holds so tight (I hold so tight)
       Gm                 Absus2
To the things that Johnny feels are true

[chorus]
Absus2   Bbsus4  Eb             Gm7
 Johnny has no guide (Johnny has no guide)
Absus2   Bbsus4    Cm7
 Johnny wants to hide (Johnny wants to hide)
Ab           Bb
How can you soar when you're
   Gm           Dbsus2
nailed to the floor?
Ab                   Bb
 Johnny can't decide
Absus2   Bbsus4  Eb             Gm7
 Johnny has no guide (Johnny has no guide)
Absus2   Bbsus4    Cm7
 Johnny wants to hide (Johnny wants to hide)
Ab          Bb
How do you know when it's
   Gm         Dbsus2
time to let go?

[post-chorus]
Ab       Bb       Cm7
 Johnny can't decide
           Bbsus4          Absus2
(Johnny, Johnny can't decide)
       Bbsus4   Cm7   Bbsus4
Johnny can't decide (Decide)
Absus2   Bbsus4
 Johnny can't decide
Cm7        Bbsus4          Absus2
(Johnny, Johnny can't decide)
       Bbsus4   Cm7
Johnny can't decide
  Bbsus4  Absus2  Bbsus4  Cm7
(Decide,            decide)
  Bbsus4   Absus2
Decide, decide,
   Bbsus4   Cm7  Bbsus4  Absus2
decide, decide

[outro]
              Cm7  Bbsus4   Absus2
Johnny can't decide

Bbsus4    Cm7  Bbsus4  Absus2
PEOPLE ALSO VIEWED